Frontiers in Neurology (Dec 2011)

Rheumatoid Meningitis

  • Maria J Servioli,
  • Chandril eChugh,
  • John eLee,
  • Jose eBiller

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2011.00084
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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An 80-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis had gait difficulties and frequent falls. MRI of the brain showed an extra-axial enhancing lesion overlying the right frontal-parietal cortex, that progressively extended to the contralateral side. This was accompanied by further decline in her functional status. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic approach of a pachy-leptomeningeal process in a rheumatoid patient.

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